The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation: Our Mission

The Stuffed Animal Rescue Foundation (S.A.R.F.) is an organization dedicated to the well-being of abandoned, outgrown or neglected Stuffed Animals.* We find permanent and/or foster homes for rescued Stuffed Animals (SAs), and we provide shelter, snuggles and good conversation in the interim. We are committed to the physical and mental rehabilitation of stuffed victims of abandonment, and we raise awareness of these problems through our Stuffed Animal Petting Zoo events. We are located in Austin, TX.

Rescue Objectives

To love SAs whose owners can no longer keep them (due to callousness, ‘growing up’ or apartment redecoration)

To rehabilitate SAs before placement by providing sanitization, psychotherapy, hug therapy and all needed innoculations

To place SAs in suitable homes with loving owners**

To evoke guilty feelings in those who have abandoned childhood SAs and to educate the public regarding SAs’ feelings

To thoroughly screen adoption applicants before making placement decisions

*The S.A.R.F. does not discriminate against ‘non-animal’ species (eg. snowmen, stuffed fruits or vegetables, strikingly cute pillows) as long as they are plush and are sufficiently adorable to be considered viable candidates for adoption.

**The S.A.R.F. reserves the right to keep any SAs to which we become attached during the rehabilitation process.

Our Mission

THE SARF.ORG

Greg

My favorite foods are krill, other assorted crustaceans, various small fish, crab larvae, anchovies, tiny octopi, ice cream, anchovies, and the occasional small squid. I am very afraid of sharks, seals, killer whales, sea eagles, large seagulls, feral cats, and snakes. My weight has fluctuated a lot in the last few years, and I’m trying to make lifestyle changes. It’s hard, though. My weight watchers meeting leader says I deal with my fears by eating my comfort foods. I moved to Austin after I was abandoned because it is an active city, and because my predators don’t live here – since it’s warm and not by an ocean. But I do miss ice skating, hockey, snow cream, icicles, not needing a freezer, and the members of my local Polar Bear Club. I’d like to go north again, but only after I get my weight and blood pressure under control.